Addition by subtraction: Browns win without Richardson, Weeden

6:06 PM,
Sep. 22, 2013

Browns tight end Jordan Cameron controls the ball on the winning score of Sunday's 31-27 win over the Vikings against the defense of Minnesota's Harrison Smith. The catch was Cameron's third touchdown of the day from Brian Hoyer.

Written by

Vince Guerrieri
CentralOhio.com

It was an unusual start for the Browns today, but it almost careened to an all-too-familiar finish.

The Browns, after a tumultuous week that saw third-string quarterback Brian Hoyer tapped as the starter and running back Trent Richardson dealt to the Colts, got off to a 10-point lead against the Vikings. For the third time this year, the Browns watched a halftime lead slip away, but Hoyer, a St. Ignatius graduate, ignited a scoring drive for the Browns to put up a 31-27 victory.

The win, which destroyed suicide pools everywhere, assures the Browns of not joining the 2008 Lions as the only winless ...